BIRDS FROM BRAZIL AND SOUTHERN VENEZUELA—FRIEDMANN 519 
SPECIMEN COLLECTED 
lim. 3, Brazil, Cucuhy, Rio Negro, February 8, 1930. 
The single example taken is in fairly fresh plumage. 
MYIOPAGIS GAIMARDII GUIANENSIS (Berlepsch): Guianan White-crested Flycatcher 
Elaenia gaimardi guianensis Bertepscn, Ornis, vol. 14, 1907, p. 421 (Camacusa, 
British Guiana). 
SPECIMENS COLLECTED 
lad. 3, lad. 9, Brazil, Santa Isabel, Rio Negro, October 9, 1930. 
lad. , Brazil, Rio Negro, October 21, 1930. 
1 ad. 3, Brazil, Sio Gabriel, Rio Negro, December 31, 1930. 
1 ad. 3, Venezuela, Raudal San Sebastiin, Brazo Casiquiare, February 1, 1931. 
lad. 0’, Venezuela, Brazo Casiquiare, below mouth of Rfo Pacila, February 13, 
1931. 
lim. @, Venezuela, Brazo Casiquiare, Caifio Durutomoni, February 19, 1931. 
1 ad. 0, Venezuela, San Antonio, Upper Orinoco, March 4, 1931. 
lad. 9,1lad.-,1lim. 9, Venezuela, Puerto Ayacucho, Rio Orinoco, May 8-20, 
1931, 
Birds taken from October to early February had active gonads 
and are in abraded plumage. Those taken in February, March, and 
May have no notes as to gonadic condition, a sign suggesting that 
they had the gonads reduced in size; in plumage these examples are 
diverse as to the amount of wear evident. None are in fresh plumage. 
The Puerto Ayacucho examples, the northernmost of the series, 
show no approach to bogotensis (Berlepsch). 
In addition to the skins listed above, mention may be made of a 
specimen taken at Santa Isabel, October 16, 1930, preserved in alcohol. 
MYIOPAGIS VIRIDICATA PALLENS Bangs: Pale Elaenia 
Myiopagis placens pallens Banes, Proc. New England Zool. Club, vol. 3, 1902, p. 
85 (Santa Marta, Colombia). 
SPECIMEN COLLECTED 
1 ad. 3, Venezuela, Soledad, Anzodtegui, December 11, 1929. 
Further material from the Orinoco Valley is needed to settle the 
taxonomic status of this species there. Zimmer (Amer. Mus. Nov., 
No. 1108, 1941, pp. 22-23) writes that five birds from Caicara and 
Quiribana de Caicara, in the Orinoco region, agree fairly well with 
Santa Martan skins but differ from them in having the margins of the 
greater and median upper wing coverts finely and sharply outlined 
with pale yellowish green and in having slightly smaller bills. In the 
bill character they agree better with the nominate form but have the 
yellow of the crest slightly more strongly tinged with chrome. “Tt is 
possible that they represent an unnamed form but may go with 
pallens for the present. A... bird from San Esteban, inland from 
Puerto Cabello, presumably belongs here also.”” The present speci- 
men agrees with a bird from El Sombrero, Guérico, northern Vene- 
